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Critically Acclaimed #319 | Wolf Man, Emilia Perez, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Grand Theft Hamlet, The Last Showgirl, I'm Still Here, Hard Truths, Wish You Were Here, Diane Warren: Relentless Jan 24, 2025

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Bibbs and Witney review the horror remake WOLF MAN, the Netflix awards magnet EMILIA PEREZ, the Aardman Animation sequel WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, the Shakespearean video game documentary GRAND THEFT HAMLET, the Pamela Anderson drama THE LAST SHOWGIRL, the acclaimed Walter Salles drama I'M STILL HERE, the devastating Mike Leigh movie HARD TRUTHS, the Julie Stiles-directed romance WISH YOU WERE HERE, and the music documentary DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS!

Wolf Man - 5:05

Emilia Perez - 24:55

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - 43:05

Grand Theft Hamlet - 55:38

The Last Showgirl - 1:16:30

I'm Still Here - 1:16:30

Hard Truths - 1:24:48

Wish You Were Here - 1:34:53

Diane Warren: Relentless - 1:46:40

Review Round-Up - 1:54:05

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Critically Acclaimed: The David Lynch Tribute Jan 20, 2025

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One of the greatest artists in the history of cinema is no longer with us. In this special, over two-hour episode of CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold reflect on the history, films and impact of the David Lynch, the artist behind ERASERHEAD, BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS, MULHOLLAND DRIVE and many more amazing movies, shows, paintings, sculptures and a heck of a lot more.

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Canceled Too Soon #262 | Gilligan's Planet (1982) Jan 09, 2025

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We've got a brand new podcast, about the cast-aways! We watched all the episodes, it took days and days and days. They built a little spaceship; no boat, who can say why? They got stranded on a planet, in a show that made us cry.

This two-hour episode of CANCELED TOO SOON finds William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold stuck on GILLIGAN'S PLANET! Is it the worst idea they've ever had? Or will it somehow unlock the secrets of the universe? (Probably the first one.)

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The Iron List #61 | The Best Movies of 1985! Jan 06, 2025

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A lot of great movies came out in 1985, and Bibbs and Witney have strong opinions about which ones they think are the very best! Some of your favorites almost certainly did NOT make this episode of THE IRON LIST, we assure you!

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Critically Acclaimed #318 | The Best, Worst and Averagest Movies of 2024! Dec 31, 2024

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Oh my god this podcast wound up over three hours long. We are SO TIRED, and Witney may never be able to speak again. But it was worth it to give you CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED's picks for the Best, Worst, and even the Averagest Movies of 2024!

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Critically Acclaimed #317 | A Complete Unknown, Better Man, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Fire Inside, The Brutalist, Nosferatu, Babygirl, Homestead Dec 27, 2024

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Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review the year's final new releases, including the Bob Dylan biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the Robbie Williams biopic BETTER MAN, Barry Jenkins's CG-animated Disney prequel MUFASA: THE LION KING, the Barry Jenkins-scripted/Rachel Morrison directed women's boxing biopic THE FIRE INSIDE, the epic architecture drama THE BRUTALIST, Robert Eggers' vampire remake NOSFERATU, the sexually awakening Nicole Kidman drama BABYGIRL, the Christian apocalyptic drama HOMESTEAD!

A Complete Unknown - 4:54

Better Man - 34:45

Mufasa: The Lion King - 45:00

The Fire Inside - 1:08:15

The Brutalist - 1:13:55

Nosferatu - 1:33:00

Babygirl - 1:18:18

Homestead - 1:58:12

Review Round-Up - 2:11:15

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The Iron List #60 | The Best Movies That Begin with the Letter K! Dec 20, 2024

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Because YOU demanded it, Bibbs and Witney present their picks for THE BEST MOVIES THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER K!

It's the latest entry in our ongoing alphabet series, with two competing top ten lists dedicated to any film, in any genre, from any era, from anywhere in the world, that just happens to begin with the same letter!

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Critically Acclaimed #316 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven the Hunter, Carry-On, That Christmas, Nightbitch, Nickel Boys, The End, September 5 Dec 16, 2024

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Bibbs and Witney review THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM, KRAVEN THE HUNTER, the Netflix thriller CARRY-ON, the Richard Curtis animated holiday movie THAT CHRISTMAS, the Amy Adams dog transformation drama NIGHTBITCH, the hard-hitting period piece NICKEL BOYS, the post-apocalyptic music THE END and, because Witney wanted to circle back to it, SEPTEMBER 5!

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - 5:35

Kraven the Hunter - 37:30

Carry-On - 1:00:10

That Christmas - 1:09:55

Nightbitch - 1:18:40

Nickey Boys - 1:30:07

The End - 1:39:20

September 5 - 1:50:52

Review Round-Up - 2:01:47

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Canceled Too Soon #259 | The Idiot Box (1991) Dec 13, 2024

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When he wasn't going on excellent adventures and bogus journeys, years before he became a celebrated documentarian, Alex Winter was pushing the boundaries of comedy with THE IDIOT BOX!

On an all-new episode of CANCELED TOO SOON, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take their own time machine back to the early 1990s, when MTV was on the cutting edge and Alex Winter died on camera almost every week! Is THE IDIOT BOX a forgotten sketch comedy classic? How many parts of it have aged very, very badly? Did you know future Oscar-nominee John Hawkes was in this series?

And was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?

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We've Got Mail #175 | How Awesome is Sum 41?! Dec 10, 2024

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Because YOU wrote in, Bibbs and Witney answer your questions, recommend tons of movies, and learn all about Sum 41!

This time on WE'VE GOT MAIL, Bibbs and Witney talk about the best films set in Oregon! Their favorite STAR TREK uniforms! MOANA 2's protagonist syndrome! And why you should never walk out of a movie and review it anyway!

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